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Young Polish mothers create jobs to suit themselveshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/30/young-polish-mothers-create-jobs
New mothers frustrated with long hours and office culture find opportunities from child-friendly cafes to telemarketing training<p>If the state or private sector won't give you a job, create one yourself. That is increasingly the experience of Polish mothers after giving birth. &quot;Establishing my own firm was like a breath of fresh air,&quot; said Malwina Kazimierczak. &quot;I knew from my own experiences what young mothers needed: going out of the house, contact with people. I worked in a corporation in the hotel industry. Eighteen months after my daughter's birth, I went back to my job. But the atmosphere was terrible. From the beginning I had to prove that I could do my job, that I even still wanted to work.&quot;</p><p>Kazimierczak and her boyfriend opened a cafe for mothers with young children: <a href="http://www.fikumikucafe.pl/" title="">Fiku Miku Cafe</a>. &quot;We invested all our savings and took out loans. An architect friend designed the interior: the first room for kids, the second one for mums.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/30/young-polish-mothers-create-jobs">Continue reading...</a>PolandEuropeWork-life balanceWomenLife and styleWorld newsWed, 30 May 2012 11:01:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/30/young-polish-mothers-create-jobsFot. Monika Redzisz/ZORKA PROJECTJulia Bakowska and Patrycja Szymichowska, who developed a range of black and white products for newborn babies. Photograph: Fot. Monika Redzisz/ZORKA PROJECTFot. Monika Redzisz/ZORKA PROJECTJulia Bakowska and Patrycja Szymichowska, who developed a range of black and white products for newborn babies. Photograph: Fot. Monika Redzisz/ZORKA PROJECTMonika Redzisz in Warsaw <em>Gazeta Wyborcza</em>2012-05-30T11:01:46Z